Battle Now Born: Reid takes heat in YouTube ad

John L. Smith

September 3, 2009 - 10:47 am

Solemn, ominous, devastating. Those are words I’d use to describe the black-and-white YouTube advertisement now surfacing about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The ad is a prelude to an all-out war against Reid that attempts to tie the Senate powerhouse to failing to use his political clout to save Nevada from feeling the devastating blows of the recession.

For my money, this is another sign state Sen. Mark Amodei is about to come out of the shadows and declare his candidacy as a challenger to Reid. Although attorney Danny Tarkanian has already declared, and departing state GOP chairwoman Sue Lowden is seriously considering running, Amodei has superior credentials and ought to send Team Reid into Battle Stations mode.

Someone is making a major announcement on Sept. 9. Or, 9-9-09, as the ad darkly puts it.